Above & Beyond

Life's been good to the DJ collective of Above & Beyond (a.k.a. Jonathan Grant, Paavo Siljamäki, and Tony McGuinness). Madonna reportedly is a big fan of the U.K.-based trance triumvirate and requested that they remix two of her singles (2001's "What It Feels Like For a Girl" and 2003's "Nobody...

By Benjamin Leatherman

May 7, 2009

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Life's been good to the DJ collective of Above & Beyond (a.k.a. Jonathan Grant, Paavo Siljamäki, and Tony McGuinness). Madonna reportedly is a big fan of the U.K.-based trance triumvirate and requested that they remix two of her singles (2001's "What It Feels Like For a Girl" and 2003's "Nobody Knows Me"). A&B's weekly radio program "Trance Around the World" is broadcast globally, and their mixes have regularly been featured by such superstar spinsters as Armin van Buuren and Paul van Dyk. The trio has crisscrossed the planet, dropping beats from Auckland to Amsterdam. And the latest stop on their seemingly endless world tour is an appearance at Myst, 7340 East Shoeman Lane, on Friday, May 8. Locals DJ Soloman and Spencer Thomas will open up the night, with DJ Breez blasting out some mash-ups and hip-hop in the adjacent Ballroom. Doors are at 9 p.m. and tickets are $10 pre-sale, $20 on the night of the event. Visit www.mystaz.com.

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Benjamin Leatherman is a staff writer for Phoenix New Times where he focuses primarily on arts, culture, music, and nightlife. He began writing for New Times in 2003 and joined the staff full-time in 2005. Prior to that, he contributed to magazines such as Tips & Tricks and The Wrestler. Benjamin has earned multiple awards from the Arizona Press Club including an award for sports enterprise reporting in 2009 and an award for statewide arts reporting in 2014. He holds a bachelor’s of arts in journalism from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

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